When I visited the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, I took a lot of photos of the absolutely beautiful instruments they had. Herman Rieken gave me a personal tour. Both Nick Woud and Marinus Komst have an amazing timpani collection. Check out Nick’s webpage at: http://www.nickwoud.com/
timpani
pedals
Percussion room at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
side view
spider
photo looking out into the hall
timpani
timpani
timpani
timpani
timpani
cowbells they use for Mahler 6
bass drum
snare drum
percussion room
bell plates they use for Mahler, Berlioz, etc.
Bell plates
bell plate
triangle
tuned sleigh bells
rachet
rachet
switch for Mahler
slap sticks
unusual bd:cymbal device, Jan Pustjens showed this to me
bd:cymbal devise
cymbal “straps”
Pustjens Percussion Products in Amsterdam